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ABCB1 gene polymorphisms and response to chemotherapy in breast cancer patients: A meta-analysis.
Surgical oncology - 1 Dec 2017
Madrid-Paredes Adela, Cañadas-Garre Marisa, Sánchez-Pozo Antonio, Expósito-Ruiz Manuela, Calleja-Hernández Miguel Ángel
Abstract excerpt
The ABCB1 gene encodes the P-glycoprotein, an efflux pump for some antineoplastic agents which acts as a resistance mechanism to chemotherapy. Three SNPs (C3435T, C1236T and G2677T/A), are the most widely studied in ABCB1. The inconsistent conclusions about the association of these polymorphisms and the response to chemotherapy in breast cancer (BC) patients prompted us to conduct a meta-analysis. A total of nine...
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